Riri Riza's film wins Singapore award

Riri Riza's film wins Singapore award

After his success in directing Petualangan Sherina (Sherina's
Adventure) and jointly producing Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? (What's Up
with Cinta?) with Mira Lesmana, Riri Riza has been awarded a new
achievement to his credit.

On Friday, the filmmaker's latest venture Eliana, Eliana
received Best Young Cinema and Best Critics Awards at the
Singapore Film Festival. The film, which will be screened locally
in June, was premiered at the festival on April 23.

The film is very personal for Riri Reza. "For me, this is the
most challenging film, communicatively. In this film, I try to
trust my creative instincts more, follow my intuition as a
writer, creator and director," he said in a statement about
Eliana, Eliana.

The movie centers on Eliana (Rachel Maryam) who wants to show
her mother, Bunda (Jajang C. Noer) that she can survive on her
own.

"This film is more like a statement about people's fragile
state," Riri said. "I never thought this film would become a
statement about women's problems, or problems between the younger
and older generation. For me, this film is about ordinary people
and is told in an extraordinary way." -- JP